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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN ROBERT MOLAREN, JR, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

VSNOW-SHOVEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 368,102, dated August9, 1887.

Application filed May 31, 1887. Serial No. 239596. (No model.) Patentedin Canada June 15,857, No. 26,953.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN ROBERT MCLAREN, Jr., of the city of Montreal, inthe district of Montreal and Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented acertain new and useful Improved Snow-Shovel; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

The object of my invention is to produce a snow-shovel composed of aseparate blade and handle, which'shall be lighter and stronger thanthose now in use, and at thesanie time very durable and cheaplyconstructed. I propose to effect this by bending the handle at itsjunction with the blade, forking its end and carrying it underneath theblade nearly to the front or scraping edge, thus supporting it evenlyunderits whole surface instead ofsolely at the rear.

For full comprehension of the invention,

' D is a back piece or rib across the rear end ofthe shovel-blade A,secured on it by rivets d d, and E is aclinching-rivet passing throughrib D, blade'A, and handle B.

It will be seen that by this construction a betterleverage can beobtained in working, as the lift is effected entirely by the handle andits integral continuation. The forked end and the blade simply afford a.surface for the snow to rest upon.

I am aware that in the patent, No. 321,326, granted to H. D. aite thehandle is shown aspassing under the blade for the purpose of supportingit, but is particularly claimed as being double, and I thereforedisclaim this construction.

What I claim is as follows:

1. The combination, inasnow-shovel, 0f the blade and a straight handlebent at its junction with the blade and attached to it in the center ofthe back, and having forked end diverging from such junction toward thefront corners of the blade, all as herein set forth.

2. The combination of'the bent handle B,

JOHN ROBERT MOLAREN, JR.

Witnesses:

OWEN N. EVANS, F. J. SEARS.

